Massachusetts: Revere Voters Approve Casino Proposal by Mohegan Sun

By The Associated Press

Feb. 25, 2014

Voters in Revere on Tuesday approved Mohegan Sun’s proposal to build a resort casino on land owned by Suffolk Downs. The vote was the second casino vote in the city in just over three months. Revere voters in November approved a proposal at Suffolk Downs, on the East Boston line, but East Boston rejected it. Mohegan Sun came back with a proposed $1.3 billion facility that would be built entirely in Revere. Mohegan Sun will now be competing with Wynn Resorts for the sole eastern Massachusetts resort casino. Wynn Resorts has proposed a $1.6 billion casino along the Mystic River in Everett, only a few miles from the Revere site. The state’s gambling commission has said it expects to award the license by June 30.

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